Deal of the Week: Formula One Sale Begets Questions About Sport’s Future

This much is for sure: If CVC Capital Partners decides to sell its 35 percent stake in Formula One, it’s going to make billions. What’s a lot less certain is who’s going to buy it, how the new owner will change F1, and how much longer 85-year-old Bernie Ecclestone will continue to run the sport. Bloomberg private equity reporter Kiel Porter and sports business reporter Eben Novy-Williams sit down with host Alex Sherman to explain why F1’s business boomed and how Ecclestone is, let’s say, a bit of a character.